u/PercentageNaive8707

I have posted here before but I was triggered while bowling with my husband’s cousins. One of the cousins has an adorable 3 year old, and my husband joked that the little girl gave me baby fever. I laughed along “haha not yet, bank account disagrees LOL!” 🥴

I told my husband his joke bothered me because he I am very insecure about our finances, and he apologized. We have been together for 12 years, married for 4. We are 200% ready to have children, the only thing in the way is money. We are in no position to pay for daycare and need a few more years to save. I feel like we will never be ready financially, even though we are already very frugal. The only debt we have are student loans; our car is paid off and our credit cards are paid every month. I feel like no matter how hard we try it will never be enough.

I have posted here before but I was triggered while bowling with my husband’s cousins. One of the cousins has an adorable 3 year old, and my husband joked that the little girl gave me baby fever. I laughed along “haha not yet, bank account disagrees LOL!” 🥴

I told my husband his joke bothered me because he I am very insecure about our finances, and he apologized. We have been together for 12 years, married for 4. We are 200% ready to have children, the only thing in the way is money. We are in no position to pay for daycare and need a few more years to save. I feel like we will never be ready financially, even though we are already very frugal. The only debt we have are student loans; our car is paid off and our credit cards are paid every month. I feel like no matter how hard we try it will never be enough.

I have been an advisor for 3 years and unfortunately did not add a necessary class to a student’s schedule for the summer term. This class is required for the student to start their clinical, but during our last appointment they were asking a bunch of questions about the clinical, and I did not notice the class was not on their schedule before it was too late to register.

A big miss on my part, and I already owned up to it. My manager listened to the phone call and was understanding on how I made this mistake. I tried to explain my error to the Associate Dean and request a late registration, but it was denied.

I can’t believe I made such a silly mistake, and I feel terrible for messing up this student’s timeline.

Today the director of my department scheduled a last minute meeting titled “department update”. We were told it was mandatory and to cancel our other appointments. One can only infer that a vague last minute call means you are getting canned.

The entire department logged into the meeting with their cameras off. No small talk, just the director sitting there with a somber look on her face. She announced that one of the managers passed away unexpectedly.

I feel guilty for being relieved that I am still employed after hearing this sad news. Is this a normal practice for announcing a death? I was panicking all morning because this meeting had all of the red flags for a layoff.

I want to get a cherry blossom tattoo to pay homage to when I lived in Japan. I would like this to be done by someone who has experience with Asian-style tattoos. I am so overwhelmed by how many artists there are and don’t know where to start.

When I was 9, I had a rollerblading accident and knocked my front tooth #8 out. This was 20 years ago, and over the years I met with several surgeons that agreed that the bridge is an easier solution than an implant. There is bad tissue damage above the tooth and a risk that the implant will not be successful. Plus, it would cost around 10k even with insurance.

After braces, I had a Maryland bridge that lasted 10 years, and I had it replaced by another dentist. 5 years later, this bridge cracked while I was eating and now I need to replace it. It is still stable, but I feel the crack and know it’s only a matter of time before it breaks.

My dentist wants to do a fixed bridge instead of a Maryland bridge. I have an appointment next week, but I am curious why he wants to grind down my surrounding teeth when the Maryland bridge looks natural (aside from the discoloration, nobody can notice). He thinks the Maryland bridge is only a temporary solution, but it has served me fine for half of my life. I would like to get more insight and other questions I can ask when I meet with him next week, since a fixed bridge is going to cost me around 3k. Thank you!